Two-way anticreeper.



F. A. PRESTON.

I T WG-WAY ANTICREEPER. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I9. I915. I

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

FREDERICK A. PRESTON, OF HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, A-SSIGNOR TO THE P. M. (30.,

-" on CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILL NOIS.

TWO-WAY ANTICREEPER.

at Highland Park, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, have invented a certam new and useful Improvement in Two- Way Anticreep'ers, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description. I

My invention relates to improvements in two-way anti-creepers for railroad rails.

The object of the invention is to provide an effective device which shall be inexpen sive to manufacture.

In the accompanying drawings, in which one-embodiment of the inventio'n'is illustrated, v. j

Figure 1 is an elevation of the anti-. creeper, the rail being shown in section.

Fig.2 is a top plan view thereof with the rail partly in section. 1

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the longitudinal member. 4

Fig. 4c is a perspective view of the transverse member.

The rail 1 is supported on the usual crossties 2. A longitudinal member 8 is provided which rests preferably on the top of one of trated rivets 8 for this purpose,

the base flanges of the rail and has lateral extensions 4 at opposite ends, provided with suitable openings toreceive spikes 5, whereby said member is secured to two adjacent ties. A transverse member 6 is arranged beneath the rail base and has one end 7 .bent

to form a jaw which'embraces not only the side of the rail base, but the longitudinal member 3 as well. Means are provided for preventing relative longitudinal movement of the longitudinal member and the transverse memben In the drawings I have illusother means may beemployed. The transverse member 6 has a downward extension 9 at its other end beneath the rail base, said extension having a notch 10 adaptedto receive the lower hooked shaped end of a clip 11. The upper end of said. clip is provided with a flat surface 12 which bears against the upper side of the rail base formrail being gripped between said surface and the upper surface of the transverse member 6. The clip is put in position by first hooking the lower end into the notch and then driving the upper end over the rail base, whereupon the rail an- Specification of Letters'Patent.

although {one end and having a downward Patented Feb. 20, 1917. a Application filed February 19, 1916. Serial No. 79,311.

chor is maintained in firm frictional 'engagement with the rail base and tends to move therewith when the rail creeps in either direction. The creeping thrust produced by the rail is distributed over a plu rality of ties through the medium of the longitudinal member 3. Said member may be extended to cover more than two ties, if desired.

This rail anchor is particularly economi cal and advantageous on a single track railroad where creeping takes place 1n two d1- rections. Each one of these two-way anchors, when fastened to two ties, secures results which could-be obtained only by the,

use of four of the common type of rail anchors. Under some conditions,

for example I on double track roads, the anti-creeper may 7 be secured to one tie only and correspondingly shortened. An advantage of the particular construction. illustrated is that all of the parts are made from fiat bars or metal plate, whereby the'expense of manufacture is a minimum, However, the invention is not limited to these materials nor to the particular configuration illustrated, as it may be embodied in various other forms.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. An anti-creeper comprising means in direct engagement with a rail base for gripping opposite sides thereof, and means arranged between part of said-rail gripping means and the rail for distributing the creeping thrust over aplurality of ties.

2. An anti-creeper comprising a transverse member beneath the rail base having a jaw at ment with said rail base and a longitudinal member arranged between part of said jaw and said rail base and extending'to an adjacent tie.

3. An anti-creeper comprising a transverse bar beneath the rail base, a longitudinal bar on top ofthe rail base, said transverse bar being bent over and secured to said longitudinal bar and means for maintaining said parts in position on the rail;

4. An anti-creeper comprising a transverse element having a rail gripping jaw at projection for holding said at the other end, a clip other end against the rail base in frictional engagement therewith, and a longitudinal member secured to a plurality of ad acent one end thereof in frictional engage:

ties and cooperating with said transverse element to transmit the creeping thrust to said ties.

5. An anti-creeper comprising a transverse bar beneath the rail base having one end bent around to form a jaw the other end bent downwardly and provided with a notch,'and a metal clip cooperating with said notch and bearing against the top of the rail base to hold the anticreeper in frictional engagement with the rail.

6. An anti-creeper comprising a trans verse member beneath the rail base, a longitudinal member on top of the rail base, said transverse member extending upwardly; at the side of the rail base and cooperating with said longitudinal member to transmit and having v the creeping thrust thereto; and means at the other side of said rail base cooperating therewith and with said transverse member to maintain the anti-creeper in frictional engagement with said rail base.

anticreeper comprising a member arranged transversely beneath the rail base, a vertical member at one end thereof for holding said transverse member in frictional engagement with said rail base, and a longitudinal member clamped between the other end of said transverse -member and said rail base for transmitting the creeping thrust to a cross tie.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this twelfth day of February A. 1).,

FREDERICK A. PRESTON. 

